Pre-positioning of streaming content onto communication devices for future content recommendations

ABSTRACT

Facilitating pre-positioning of streaming content onto communication devices is provided herein. A system can comprise a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can comprise facilitating an identification of a first multimedia content stream and a second multimedia content stream. The identification can be based on a usage preference of a defined entity associated with a communication device. The operations can also comprise, in response to a determination that an available network satisfies a defined network criterion, facilitating pre-positioning, at a data store of the communication device, the first multimedia content stream and the second multimedia content stream.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The subject patent application is a continuation of, and claims priorityto each of, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/936,771, filed Jul. 23,2020, and entitled “PRE-POSITIONING OF STREAMING CONTENT ONTOCOMMUNICATION DEVICES FOR FUTURE CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS,” which is acontinuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/168,983 (now U.S.Pat. No. 10,743,049), filed Oct. 24, 2018, and entitled “PRE-POSITIONINGOF STREAMING CONTENT ONTO COMMUNICATION DEVICES FOR FUTURE CONTENTRECOMMENDATIONS,” the entireties of which applications are herebyexpressly incorporated by reference herein.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure relates generally to the field of mobile communicationand, more specifically, to, pre-positioning multimedia content streamson communication devices.

BACKGROUND

As communication networks evolve, various communication devices are usedto view streaming content (e.g., a movie, a video, or other content) andrecommendations related to additional streaming content can be provided.However, the downloading of the streaming content onto the communicationdevices can be discouraged due to the costs associated with thedownloading, as well as the bandwidth utilized for the downloading ofcontent onto the communication devices. Further, downloading ofstreaming content might not be available, such as when there is nonetwork connectivity (e.g., over-water airplane flight, cruise ship,rural areas, on vacation in a remote area, and/or other times). Suchunavailability of downloading of streaming content can occur when theconsumer is more highly disposed to want to consume content and not haveit available. Accordingly, many of these recommendations and/ordownloading of streaming content are disabled and, therefore, the userdoes not benefit from the recommendations and/or a quick accessibilityof the streaming content.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Various non-limiting embodiments are further described with reference tothe accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates an example, non-limiting communications system forpre-positioning streaming content onto communication devices through oneor more defined networks in accordance with one or more embodimentsdescribed herein;

FIG. 2 illustrates an example, non-limiting, schematic representation ofa flow diagram of a communications system for pre-positioning multimediacontent on a communication device in accordance with one or moreembodiments described herein;

FIG. 3 illustrates an example, non-limiting, communications system forpreloading content on a communication device based on defined factors inaccordance with one or more embodiments described herein;

FIG. 4 illustrates an example, non-limiting communications system thatemploys automated learning to facilitate one or more of the disclosedaspects in accordance with one or more embodiments described herein;

FIG. 5 illustrates an example, non-limiting, method for pre-positioningstreaming content onto communication devices in accordance with one ormore embodiments described herein;

FIG. 6 illustrates an example, non-limiting, method for pre-positioningstreaming content based on one or more parameters of communicationdevices in accordance with one or more embodiments described herein;

FIG. 7 illustrates an example, non-limiting, method for pre-positioningstreaming content based on an available network being a defined networkin accordance with one or more embodiments described herein;

FIG. 8 illustrates an example, non-limiting, method for pre-positioningstreaming content comprising different viewing lengths based onpreferences of a viewing entity in accordance with one or moreembodiments described herein;

FIG. 9 illustrates an example block diagram of an example mobile handsetoperable to engage in a system architecture that facilitates wirelesscommunications according to one or more embodiments described herein;and

FIG. 10 illustrates an example block diagram of an example computeroperable to engage in a system architecture that facilitates wirelesscommunications according to one or more embodiments described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

One or more embodiments are now described more fully hereinafter withreference to the accompanying drawings in which example embodiments areshown. In the following description, for purposes of explanation,numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thoroughunderstanding of the various embodiments. However, the variousembodiments can be practiced without these specific details (and withoutapplying to any particular networked environment or standard).

Described herein are systems, methods, articles of manufacture, andother embodiments or implementations that can facilitate pre-positioningstreaming content onto communication devices through one or more definednetworks. The pre-positioned streaming content can be recommendedcontent and/or content that has the potential to be recommended (e.g.,yet-to-be recommended) content. For example, recommended content can bebased on a determination that some content would be selected by theconsumer if presented correctly (e.g., right time, right place, rightsequence) and provides some information to the consumer about thecontent (e.g., cover art, name, trailer, synopsis). The yet-to-berecommended content can be based on a determination that specific (e.g.,popular, unique) content should be ready at hand in case a specificconsumer takes a course of action where the content can now berecommended. However, the recommendation act has not yet been triggered(e.g., the device is off, the consumer is not available to consume thecontent, and so on).

In one embodiment, described herein is a system that can comprise aprocessor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, whenexecuted by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. Theoperations can comprise facilitating an identification of a firstmultimedia content stream and a second multimedia content stream. Theidentification can be based on a usage preference of a defined entityassociated with a communication device. The operations can alsocomprise, in response to a determination that an available networksatisfies a defined network criterion, facilitating pre-positioning, ata data store of the communication device, the first multimedia contentstream and the second multimedia content stream.

In an example, the defined network criterion can be a network type.Further to this example, the operations can comprise, prior to allowingthe facilitating the pre-positioning, receiving a selection of thenetwork type as the defined network criterion. The operations can alsocomprise prohibiting the pre-positioning of the first multimedia contentstream and the second multimedia content stream in response to thecommunication device being determined to be in communication with acommunications network that is not the network type identified as thedefined network criterion. According to a non-limiting example, thenetwork type can be a type assigned to a Wi-Fi network.

According to some implementations, the determination can be a firstdetermination. Further to these implementations, the operations cancomprise, in response to a second determination that a power supplycapacity of the communication device is below a defined power supplycapacity, prohibiting the pre-positioning of the first multimediacontent stream and the second multimedia content stream on thecommunication device.

In accordance with some implementations, the determination can be afirst determination. Further to these implementations, the operationscan comprise, in response to a second determination that a storagecapacity of the data store is below a defined storage capacity,prohibiting the pre-positioning of the first multimedia content streamand the second multimedia content stream on the communication device.

According to an example, the usage preference can comprise a viewinglength associated with previously viewed multimedia content streams.Further to this example, facilitating the pre-positioning can comprisefacilitating the pre-positioning, at the communication device, of afirst portion of the first multimedia content stream and a secondportion of the second multimedia content stream. The first portion andthe second portion can comprise respective viewing lengths that compriserespective time intervals that are longer than the viewing lengthassociated with the previously viewed multimedia content streams by adefined length.

The operations can comprise, according to some examples, removing thefirst multimedia content stream from the data store based on anindication received from the communication device that the firstmultimedia content stream is not of interest to the defined entity.Removal of the first multimedia content stream from the data store candiscontinue recommendations of multimedia content streams associatedwith the usage preference utilized to recommend the first multimediacontent stream.

In some implementations, the usage preference can be a first usagepreference, and the determination that the available network satisfiesthe defined network criterion can be a first determination. Further tothese implementations, the operations can comprise, in response to asecond determination that the first multimedia content stream and thesecond multimedia content stream were not consumed during a defined timeinterval, removing the first multimedia content stream and the secondmultimedia content stream from the data store. In addition, theoperations can comprise, in response to a third determination that athird multimedia content stream satisfies a second usage preference andthe available network continues to satisfy the defined networkcriterion, facilitating pre-positioning, at the data store of thecommunication device, the third multimedia content stream.

Another embodiment relates to a method that can comprise facilitating,by a network device of a wireless network and comprising a processor, anidentification of a first multimedia content stream that satisfies afirst usage parameter and a second multimedia content stream thatsatisfies a second usage parameter. The first usage parameter and thesecond usage parameter can be usage parameters determined to beassociated with an identified entity of a communication device. Themethod can also comprise, in response to a determination that anavailable network satisfies a defined network criterion and a parameterof the communication device satisfies a defined parameter, facilitating,by the network device, a preloading of the first multimedia contentstream and the second multimedia content stream at a data store of thecommunication device.

According to some implementations, the defined parameter can comprise aremaining battery power level of the communication device. Further tothese implementations, the method can comprise prohibiting, by thenetwork device, the preloading of the first multimedia content streamand the second multimedia content stream based on the remaining batterypower level being determined to be below the defined parameter.

In some implementations, the defined parameter can comprise a remainingstorage level of the data store. Further to these implementations, themethod can comprise prohibiting, by the network device, the preloadingof the first multimedia content stream and the second multimedia contentstream based on the remaining storage level of the data store beingdetermined to be below the defined parameter. In an example, the definednetwork criterion can comprise an identified network that does notspecify a bandwidth usage limitation.

The method can comprise, according to some implementations and prior tofacilitating pre-positioning, receiving, by the network device, anotification of a network type as the defined network criterion. Themethod can also comprise prohibiting, by the network device, thepreloading of the first multimedia content stream and the secondmultimedia content stream when the communication device is beingserviced by a communications network that is not the network typeidentified as the defined network criterion.

In accordance with some implementations, the first usage parameter cancomprise a first viewing length and the second usage parameter cancomprise a second viewing length associated with previously viewedmultimedia content streams. Further to these implementations,facilitating the preloading can comprise facilitating the preloading, atthe communication device, a first portion of the first multimediacontent stream and a second portion of the second multimedia contentstream. The first portion can comprise the first viewing length and thesecond portion can comprise the second viewing length. Further, thefirst viewing length and the second viewing length can compriserespective time intervals that are longer, by a defined interval, than athird viewing length associated with the previously viewed multimediacontent streams.

According to some implementations, the determination is a firstdetermination, and the preloading is a first preloading. Further tothese implementations, the method can comprise receiving, by the networkdevice, an acceptance of the first multimedia content stream based on aconsumption of the first multimedia content stream at the communicationdevice. The method can also comprise, in response to a seconddetermination that the available network satisfies the defined networkcriterion and the parameter of the communication device satisfies thedefined parameter, facilitating, by the network device, a secondpreloading of a third multimedia content stream at the data store of thecommunication device.

In some implementations, the determination can be a first determination,the available network can be a first available network, and thepreloading can be a first preloading. Further to these implementationsthe method can comprise facilitating, by the network device, removal ofthe first multimedia content stream and the second multimedia contentstream from the data store after a defined time interval. The method canalso comprise, in response to a second determination that a secondavailable network satisfies the defined network criterion and theparameter of the communication device satisfies the defined parameter,facilitating, by the network device, a second preloading of a thirdmultimedia content stream at the data store of the communication device.The third multimedia content stream can satisfy a third usage parameterdetermined to be associated with the identified entity of thecommunication device. The third usage parameter can be different thanthe first usage parameter and the second usage parameter.

Another embodiment relates to a machine-readable storage medium,comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor,facilitate performance of operations. The operations can compriseevaluating usage preferences of a defined entity of a communicationdevice. The usage preferences can comprise historical viewing habits ofthe defined entity. The operations can also comprise based on a firstdetermination that a first multimedia content stream conforms to theusage preferences of the defined entity, a second determination that anetwork parameter satisfies a defined network parameter, and a thirddetermination that a device capability satisfies a defined devicecapability, facilitating a first preloading of the first multimediacontent stream to a data store of the communication device. Further, theoperations can comprise based on an indication received from thecommunication device that the first multimedia content stream has beenconsumed at the communication device, and a fourth determination thatthe network parameter continues to satisfy the defined networkparameter, facilitating a second preloading of a second multimediacontent stream to the data store of the communication device. The secondmultimedia content stream can be related to the first multimedia contentstream.

According to some implementations, the defined device capability can bean available storage capacity of the data store being above a definedstorage capacity. In some implementations, the defined device capabilitycan be an available battery power capacity of the data store being abovea defined battery power capacity.

The operations can comprise, according to some implementations,facilitating measurements of respective viewing lengths associated withpreviously viewed multimedia content streams. Further, the operationscan comprise facilitating pre-positioning, at the communication device,a first portion of the first multimedia content stream and a secondportion of the second multimedia content stream. The first portion cancomprise a first viewing length and the second portion can comprise asecond viewing length. Further, the first viewing length and the secondviewing length can comprise respective time intervals that are longerthan the respective viewing lengths associated with previously viewedmultimedia content streams by a defined interval.

Referring initially to FIG. 1, illustrated is an example, non-limiting,communications system 100 for pre-positioning of streaming content ontocommunication devices through one or more defined networks in accordancewith one or more embodiments described herein. The various aspectsdiscussed herein can provide a user (e.g., a viewing entity, a viewer,an identified entity) a mechanism to specify one or more definednetworks for automatically downloading or pre-positioning content onto acommunications device. The defined networks can be networks for which anamount of usage is not of concern to the user, for example. While acommunication device (associated with the user) is connected to the oneor more defined networks, streaming content can be pre-positioned orpreloaded onto the communication device.

Streaming content (or streaming media) can be in picture, audio, and/orvideo format and can span any type of format or set of capabilities thatthe device can retrieve from memory. This includes but is not limited tomono, stereo, quad, low bit rate video, high definition, 4 k, 8 k,stereovision, and/or augmented reality. Content can also includeinstructions to recreate content such as an algorithm or game simulatoror a screen saver that is generated from a set of still images. Otherplayback sensors can be activated by the recorded or generated content.For example, the device could physically shake in the hands of the userduring a movie about earthquakes if the instructions are preloaded alongwith the video or calculated during playback by an algorithm set torecognize parts of the audio or video during playback. Content can beclassified by its commercial utility regardless of othercharacteristics. For example, content can be a movie, a television show,a sports event, a concert, a music video, a speed run of a game, acommercial (advertisement) for content or for a non-content product(e.g. shampoo), a documentary, a trailer for another piece of content,an audiobook.

In alternative, or additional, implementations, the user can define anamount of remaining battery capacity (e.g., a battery life) associatedwith the communication device. If the remaining battery capacity isbelow the defined amount, the streaming content is not pre-positioned onthe device. According to alternative, or additional, implementations,the user can define an amount of storage capacity of the communicationsdevice. The defined amount of storage capacity can specify how muchcapacity can be utilized to store pre-positioned content on thecommunication device.

According to some implementations, the pre-positioned content can be thepreferred content for recommendations of content for viewing at thecommunication device (by the user). For example, the pre-positionedcontent can be preferred over other content that has not beenpre-positioned and, thus, will need to be newly loaded on thecommunication device.

For example, viewers desire quick access to streaming content (e.g.,videos). When a viewer is binge watching a first episode of a show, theviewer might want to move quickly to the next episode of the show. Thiscan frequently occur in high network traffic environments (e.g., an LTEenvironment) and/or during periods of high traffic use or while a largeamount of bandwidth is being consumed in the network. The aggregatevideo download can be of such high demand, that it can be sufficient todrive new capital spend on the LTE network, which can be an expensiveand lengthy process. Therefore, the various aspects discussed herein canpre-position content on a communications device while the device is in alow network traffic environment, during periods of low usage, and/orbased on other considerations.

The communications system 100 can include a communication device 102 anda network device 104. The network device 104 can be included in a groupof network devices of a wireless network. Although only a singlecommunication device and a single network device are shown anddescribed, the various aspects are not limited to this implementation.Instead, multiple communication devices and/or multiple network devicescan be included in a communications system.

The communication device 102 can include a preference component 106, aninterface component 108, a transmitter/receiver 110, at least one memory112, at least one processor 114, and at least one data store 116. Thenetwork device 104 can include a recommendation component 118, a networkevaluation component 120, a communications component 122, at least onememory 124, at least one processor 126, and at least one data store 128.

The preference component 106 can be configured to receive and/or inferone or more preferences of a user (e.g., a viewing entity) of thecommunication device 102. For example, the user can interface with thecommunication device 102, via the interface component 108, to input oneor more selections related to preferences. For example, the user canprovide a selection of one or more network types, a remaining batterycapacity, and/or a storage amount that should be utilized topre-position content on the communication device 102.

In another example, the preference component 106 can be configured toevaluate one or more historical interactions of the user and ascertainone or more usage preferences (e.g., consumption preferences) of theuser. For example, a consumption preference can be a duration (of time)during which the user consumes the multimedia content. The duration canbe an average amount of time spent consuming a first content beforeswitching to a second content. In some implementations, the duration canbe categorized by type of content being output, a time and/or a placewhere the content is being consumed, and so on. In another example, theconsumption preference can relate to a category of multimedia contentthe viewer prefers (e.g., for movies: romance, comedy, action, and soforth; for music: jazz, country, rock, and so on).

In some implementations, the information related to the interactions canbe received from the communication device 102 automatically based onobserving user behavior and/or interactions performed at thecommunication device 102 (e.g., by the user). The historicalinteractions can be previous interactions of the user that can bemonitored by the communication device 102 and/or received by thecommunication device from another entity and/or system. For example, themonitored interactions can be received directly from the user throughthe interface component 108. The monitored interactions can beelectronic communications, electronic interactions, and/or electronictransactions determined to have been performed by the user at thecommunication device 102 (or at other communication devices of theuser). According to some implementations, the monitored interactions canbe a behavior of the user. In some cases, the information can bedirectly received from the user based on an interaction between the userand the communications system 100 (e.g., through the interface component108). Accordingly, the interface component 108 can provide the usercontrol over one or more multimedia content streams pre-positioned bythe network device 104.

If multiple communication devices are associated with the user,monitored interactions at the multiple communication devices can beconsidered to be related to the user. As monitored interactions arereceived at the network device 104, the monitored interactions can bestored in the at least one data store 116 or another device (e.g., theat least one memory 112). The monitored interactions can be stored ashistorical interactions according to an implementation.

According to some implementations, the monitored or historicalinteractions can be captured by the communication device 102 and sent tothe network device 104 for evaluation (e.g., via thetransmitter/receiver 110 and/or the communications component 122). Theinteractions can be stored as historical interactions in the at leastone data store 128 and/or the at least one memory 124.

As discussed, the user can interact with the interface component 108 toprovide information related to preferences. In another example, the usercan interact with the interface component 108 to select a multimediacontent from a group of multimedia content retained in the at least onedata store 116 (e.g., pre-positioned content). Further, the multimediacontent can be rendered via the interface component 108 in a perceivableformat (e.g., visually, audibly, and so on).

According to some implementations, a preference can be associated withallowing the pre-positioning of content while a device is idle (e.g., noother activities are being performed with the device). In someimplementations, depending on a location of the communication device102, pre-positioning of content can be restricted. For example, if theuser is in a corporate training class, although the device may be idle,the user does not want to access the corporate network for thepre-position of content (e.g., does not want the device to be performingactivities in the background while the user should be working).Accordingly, based on location, time, and other parameters, thepre-positioning of content can be restricted.

The recommendation component 118 can provide one or more recommendationsrelated to one or more multimedia content streams determined to be of(at least potential) interest to the user. These one or more multimediacontent streams can be pre-positioned on the communication device 102.By way of example and not limitation, the user might watch a particularshow while working out and might consume three episodes during theworkout. However, the network available during the workout might not bea defined network. Therefore, prior to the expected time/day of theworkout, the communications system 100 can pre-position the next threeepisodes of the show for consumption during the next workout. Upon orafter consumption of the episodes, the episodes can be removed from theat least one data store 116. If it is determined that during the workoutthe user only viewed two episodes, those two episodes can be removed andthe third episode can be retained in the at least one data store 116 forconsumption during the next workout. However, if there is limitedstorage capacity and other data should be pre-positioned on the device(e.g., it is the weekend and the user is expected to play computer gamesover the weekend), the third episode can also be removed and differentcontent (e.g., the video game, or portions thereof) can bepre-positioned on the communication device 102.

Continuing the above example, if the user only has a few more episodesof the show to view, multimedia content related to other shows the usermight like can be pre-positioned on the device. In another examplerelated to the computer games, the communications system 100 candetermine the progress of the game and the recommendation component 118can determine that the next seven levels, for example, of the gameshould be pre-positioned on the communication device 102, while on adefined network. Accordingly, as the user plays the game, delays and/orinterruption of service can be mitigated.

In accordance with some implementations, the determination of themultimedia streams by the recommendation component 118 can be based onother users (e.g., a cross segment of the population where users can bedivided into clusters). For example, the user of the communicationdevice 102 has a preference for a first movie. If other users that haveenjoyed the first movie also like a second movie, the recommendationcomponent 118 can determine the second movie should be pre-positioned onthe communication device 102. Accordingly, interactions outside thecontent delivery system, and events occurring on the device, or in“real-life” can be utilized to determine which content to pre-positionon a device.

In another example, future usage can be inferred based on a locationtype. For example, the communications system 100 can be more aggressiveabout pre-positioning if the user is at an airport verses at home, andcan be much more aggressive if the user is in the international loungeof the airport. Thus, if it can be determined that the user will beoffline for a length of time, the amount of content pre-positioned onthe device can be proportional to the amount of time expected to beoffline.

According to some implementations, the recommendation component 118 caninteract with other applications on the communication device 102 todetermine whether to pre-position content, and which content topre-position. For example, if the user has purchased a rapid transitticket, and based on information known about the user, it is estimatedthat the user will be a passenger for forty-five minutes, content can bepre-positioned for consumption during the journey. The triggering of thepre-position of the content, in this example, can be based on the ticketpurchase.

Prior to pre-positioning content on the communication device 102, thenetwork evaluation component 120 can determine whether an availablenetwork satisfies a defined network criterion. For example, the definednetwork criterion can be a network type. Therefore, the networkevaluation component 120 can receive a selection of the network type(e.g., through interaction with the user, such as through the interfacecomponent 108). In an example, the network type can be a type assignedto a Wi-Fi network, however the disclosed aspects are not limited tothis network type.

In an example, a network available at the user's home might have amonthly limit on the amount of usage available (or an extra cost forgoing over a certain limit). Therefore, the user can specify that thehome network should not be utilized to pre-position content. Thus,content expected to be consumed by the user while at home can bepre-positioned on the communication device 102 at another location.

Other considerations could also be utilized to determine when topre-position content. Such considerations can include, but are notlimited to, an amount of battery life remaining at the device and/or astorage capacity of the device.

According to some implementations, a resolution of a first set ofcontent pre-positioned on the device can have a higher resolution than asecond set of content pre-positioned on the device. For example, if thefirst set of content is related to a movie that shows beautiful scenery,a high level of resolution should be enabled. Further to this example,the second set of content can be related to the latest princess animatedcartoon and, thus, the resolution might not be important.

When an available network is determined to satisfy the defined networkcriterion, the network evaluation component 120 can allow thepre-positioning of the multimedia content streams. However, if thenetwork evaluation component 120 determines the available network doesnot satisfy the defined network criterion, pre-positioning of themultimedia content streams can be prohibited.

Through the communications component 122, the network device 104 canfacilitate transmission of a recommendation of the pre-positionedcontent and delivery of the multimedia content stream at thecommunication device 102. It is noted that the pre-positioned contentcan be content expected to be consumed by the user. Thus, thecommunications system 100 can manage content for the user without theuser needing to manually select content and downloading the content ondemand.

For example, based on a determination that the recommendation output bythe recommendation component 118 is accepted, an indication that themultimedia content stream should be rendered for consumption at thecommunication device 102 can be sent to the communication device 102 orto another device that can provide the multimedia content stream.

According to some implementations, more than one communication devicecan be associated with the user. For example, the user can utilize twoor more communication devices (e.g., a mobile phone, a laptop computer,an Internet of Things (IoT) device, and so on), which can be determinedto be associated with the user. Thus, the communications system 100 canbe configured to monitor interactions across all associatedcommunication devices and facilitate pre-positioning and output of themultimedia content stream at one or more of the communication devices.

The transmitter/receiver 110 (and/or the communications component 122)can be configured to transmit to, and/or receive data from, the networkdevice 104 (or the communication device 102), other network devices,and/or other communication devices. Through the transmitter/receiver 110(and/or the communications component 122), the communication device 102(and/or the network device 104) can concurrently transmit and receivedata, can transmit and receive data at different times, or combinationsthereof. According to some implementations, the transmitter/receiver 110(and/or the communications component 122) can facilitate communicationsbetween an identified entity associated with the communication device102 (e.g., an owner of the communication device 102, a user of thecommunication device 102, and so on). Further, the transmitter/receiver110 (and/or the communications component 122) can be configured toreceive, from the network device 104 or other network devices,multimedia content as discussed herein.

The at least one memory 112 can be operatively connected to the at leastone processor 114. Further, the at least one memory 124 can beoperatively connected to the at least one processor 126. The memories(e.g., the at least one memory 112, the at least one memory 124) canstore executable instructions that, when executed by the processors(e.g., the at least one processor 114, the at least one processor 126)can facilitate performance of operations. Further, the processors can beutilized to execute computer executable components stored in thememories.

For example, the memories can store protocols associated withpre-positioning one or more multimedia content streams on acommunication device as discussed herein. Further, the memories canfacilitate action to control communication between the communicationdevice 102 and the network device 104 such that the communicationssystem 100 can employ stored protocols and/or algorithms to achieveimproved communications in a wireless network as described herein.

The memories can store respective protocols associated withpre-positioning of one or more multimedia content streams for output ata communication device (e.g., the communication device 102), takingaction to control communication between the communication device 102 andthe network device 104, such that the communications system 100 canemploy stored protocols and/or algorithms to achieve improvedcommunications in a wireless network as described herein. It should beappreciated that data stores (e.g., memories) components describedherein can be either volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or caninclude both volatile and nonvolatile memory. By way of example and notlimitation, nonvolatile memory can include read only memory (ROM),programmable ROM (PROM), electrically programmable ROM (EPROM),electrically erasable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory caninclude random access memory (RAM), which acts as external cache memory.By way of example and not limitation, RAM is available in many formssuch as synchronous RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM(SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM),Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), and direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM). Memory of thedisclosed aspects are intended to comprise, without being limited to,these and other suitable types of memory.

The processors can facilitate respective analysis of information relatedto customized recommendations associated with pre-positioning (orpreloading) multimedia content streams in a communication network. Theprocessors can be processors dedicated to analyzing and/or generatinginformation received, a processor that controls one or more componentsof the communications system 100, and/or a processor that both analyzesand generates information received and controls one or more componentsof the communications system 100.

Further, the term network device (e.g., network node, network nodedevice) is used herein to refer to any type of network node servingcommunication devices and/or connected to other network nodes, networkelements, or another network node from which the communication devicescan receive a radio signal. In cellular radio access networks (e.g.,universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) networks), networknodes can be referred to as base transceiver stations (BTS), radio basestation, radio network nodes, base stations, NodeB, eNodeB (e.g.,evolved NodeB), and so on. In 5G terminology, the network nodes can bereferred to as gNodeB (e.g., gNB) devices. Network nodes can alsocomprise multiple antennas for performing various transmissionoperations (e.g., MIMO operations). A network node can comprise acabinet and other protected enclosures, an antenna mast, and actualantennas. Network nodes can serve several cells, also called sectors,depending on the configuration and type of antenna. Examples of networknodes (e.g., network device 104) can include but are not limited to:NodeB devices, base station (BS) devices, access point (AP) devices, andradio access network (RAN) devices. The network nodes can also includemulti-standard radio (MSR) radio node devices, comprising: an MSR BS, aneNode B, a network controller, a radio network controller (RNC), a basestation controller (BSC), a relay, a donor node controlling relay, abase transceiver station (BTS), a transmission point, a transmissionnode, an Remote Radio Unit (RRU), a Remote Radio Head (RRH), nodes indistributed antenna system (DAS), and the like.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example, non-limiting, schematic representation ofa flow diagram of a communications system 200 for pre-positioningmultimedia content on a communication device in accordance with one ormore embodiments described herein. Repetitive description of likeelements employed in other embodiments described herein is omitted forsake of brevity. The communications system 200 can comprise one or moreof the components and/or functionality of the communications system 100,and vice versa.

At 202, a user can enroll in pre-positioning (e.g., videopre-positioning) by downloading an application on their device (e.g.,via the communication device 102). According to some implementations,the application can be pre-installed on the device. According to someimplementations, the user can allocate an amount of memory (e.g., the atleast one data store 116) on the device to use for storage ofpre-positioned content.

Further, the user can identify and manage which networks are allowed tobe used for pre-positioning traffic. For example, the user can blocktheir home network if there is a monthly usage limit associated with theaccount. Further to this example, the user could only allowpre-positioning to be performed on one or more defined networks (e.g.,at work, at the coffee shop, at the gym, and so on).

The user could also select out of hours usage (or hours that have lownetwork traffic) on the defined network, if allowed by the networkdevice or a service provider associated with the network device.Further, the network device (e.g., the network device 104 or anassociated service provider) could control pre-positioning of a specificuser over a network, for example. The pre-positioning over theidentified network can be performed dynamically based on load at themoment on the specific cell.

According to some implementations, the video provider can use analgorithm that factors the customer's previous watching usage andcharacteristics (e.g., likes reality television, watches three episodesat a time) to deploy trailers and shows. At 204, the network device canpre-position content per the video provider algorithm onto the device(e.g., via the communications component 122 and/or thetransmitter/receiver 110).

Further, at 206, the pre-positioned content can be promoted over othercontent that is not pre-positioned and would necessitate a new download(e.g., via the recommendation component 118). For example, anadvertisement can be output to the user via the application with aheavier focus on the pre-positioned content.

Further, the network device 104 can actively manage the space allocatedto the pre-positioned content, based on the application feedback on thenetwork state, available, allowed pre-positioning networks, and/orcustomer preferences (e.g., via the device parameters component 302).For example, at 208, the user can select a pre-positioned video forconsumption (e.g., can watch the video, can listen to music or otheraudible content, can play a computer game, and so on).

Feedback 210 can be solicited from the user (e.g., via a modificationcomponent 306). The feedback can be utilized to update recommendationsand manage content on the device, at 212. In an example, the user can beasked about their experience, which can be fed back (e.g., to therecommendation component 118 or another system component) to determinewhich content was accurate (e.g., consumed and liked by the user) andwhich content was inaccurate (e.g., not consumed or not liked by theuser). In another example, the feedback can include the fact that theuser was provided with x amount of content, and after viewing (at leastportions of) the x content, went ahead and downloaded different content,which can indicate none of the x content was successful.

According to some implementations, the communications system 200 caninfer the mood of the customer (e.g., the user) by the preceding,coincident, and/or post consumption use of apps (e.g., applicationsexecuting on the user device). For example, through the use of aGaussian Mixture Model (or similar) mechanism, the communications system200 can infer the current mood of the consumer and estimate the comingmood transitions and use that knowledge to adjust pre-positioning andrecommendation. Information gleaned from other apps, such as a stepcounter, a pulsometer, or a telemeter (if mountaineering) can be used inthe pre-positioning and recommendation algorithm.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example, non-limiting, communications system 300for preloading content on a communication device based on definedfactors in accordance with one or more embodiments described herein.Repetitive description of like elements employed in other embodimentsdescribed herein is omitted for sake of brevity. The communicationssystem 300 can comprise one or more of the components and/orfunctionality of the communications system 100, the communicationssystem 200, and vice versa.

The communications system 300 can comprise a device parameters component302, an interval component 304, the modification component 306, a lockcomponent 308, and a confirmation component 310. In an example, a deviceparameter can be a power supply capacity of the communication device.Therefore, if a power supply capacity of the communication device isdetermined, by the device parameters component 302, to be below adefined power supply capacity, the pre-positioning of the firstmultimedia content streams on the communication device can beprohibited.

In another example, the device parameter can be a storage capacity ofthe data store (e.g., the at least one data store 116). Therefore, ifthe device parameters component 302 determines the capacity of the atleast one data store 116 is below a defined storage capacity, thepre-positioning of the multimedia content streams on the communicationdevice can be prohibited.

The interval component 304 can be configured to determine a viewinglength associated with previously viewed multimedia content. Forexample, a user might have a short attention span and (usually) onlyconsumes a small portion of content (e.g., five minutes). Therefore, itcan be determined that the complete content does not need to bepreloaded. However, if the user does eventually select a content anddesires to watch it in its entirety, and downloads the content, there isstill a gain because there might have been a large amount of sampling bythe user before making the commitment.

Thus, based on the determined viewing length, the pre-positioned contentcan comprise a same viewing length, a similar viewing length, or adifferent viewing length. For example, a first portion of the firstmultimedia content stream can comprise a first viewing length and asecond portion of the second multimedia content stream can comprise asecond viewing length. The first viewing length and the second viewinglength can comprise respective time intervals that are longer than theviewing length associated with the previously viewed multimedia contentstreams by a defined length. In some implementations, the first viewinglength and the second viewing length can be a same length, a similarlength, or different lengths.

For example, if the determination is that the user historically watchesonly the first eight minutes of a program, the interval component 304can determine that a length equal to or more than eight minutes shouldbe utilized for the pre-positioned content. Accordingly, this canconserve storage space in the at least one data store 116.

Upon or after consumption of a pre-loaded multimedia content, the usercan provide feedback (e.g., via the interface component 108). Based onthis feedback, the modification component 306 can be configured toremove, the first multimedia content stream from the data store based onan indication received from the communication device that the firstmultimedia content stream is not of interest to the user. In addition,removal of the first multimedia content stream from the data store candiscontinue recommendations of multimedia content streams associatedwith the usage preference utilized to recommend the first multimediacontent stream.

In accordance with some implementations, the interval component 304 canbe configured to monitor a time interval that can be initiated upon orafter media content is pre-positioned on the communication device. Forexample, the interval component 304 can determine that a firstmultimedia content stream and a second multimedia content stream werenot consumed during a defined time interval. Based on the expiration ofthe timer associated with the interval component 304, the modificationcomponent 306 can remove the first multimedia content stream and thesecond multimedia content stream from the data store. The removedcontent can be replaced with other multimedia content.

As discussed herein, according to various implementations, a user canselect a list of networks (typically Wi-Fi) for which there is no usageconcern. The user can select a storage amount to be used for managementof multimedia content and for pre-positioning of the multimedia content,which can be performed in the background (e.g., user is not aware thedownloading of multimedia content is being performed). According to someimplementations, the multimedia content can be placed on thecommunication device prior to the user indicating a desire for thecontent. Further, the system can select material (e.g., multimediacontent) that has been pre-positioned to play trailers (previews orrecommendations) for video content that has been pre-positioned. Theuser can select a multimedia content (e.g., a video) to start watchingafter having seen a trailer or after receiving a recommendation. Therecommendations can be tailored both to the user's consumption historyand other factors, including that the multimedia content has beenpre-positioned on the communication device.

The lock component 308 can be configured to lock and/or unlock content.For example, the lock component 308 can be configured for release dateunlocking. Thus, content can be pre-loaded on one or more devices andnot available for viewing until the release date. The lock component 308can dynamically unlock the content on the specified date and/or time. Inanother example, this can be applied with a simultaneous release ofcontent (e.g., a season finale). The content can be positioned (e.g.,pre-positioned) on the devices via low cost bandwidth opportunities andcan made available (via the lock component 308) at about the same time,which can be online or offline. Thus, even though a device is offline,since the content is pre-positioned (or pre-loaded) on the device, thecontent can be available offline, as discussed herein.

The confirmation component 310 can be configured to determine if thecontent is available for the user. For example, one or more content canbe available after purchase of the content. Therefore, even though thecontent could be pre-positioned on the device, the content is notavailable (e.g., via the lock component 308) until the confirmationcomponent 310 authorized release of the content. Further, as discussedabove, the release data unlocking by the lock component 308 can beutilized with or without a financial payment, and online or offline.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example, non-limiting, communications system 400that employs automated learning to facilitate one or more of thedisclosed aspects in accordance with one or more embodiments describedherein. Repetitive description of like elements employed in otherembodiments described herein is omitted for sake of brevity. Thecommunications system 300 can comprise one or more of the componentsand/or functionality of the communications system 100, thecommunications system 200, the communications system 300, and viceversa.

The communications system 400 can include a machine learning component402, which can perform a set of machine learning computations associatedwith the monitored interactions, evaluation of usage preferences basedon historical viewing habits, selection of multimedia content to bepre-positioned on the communication device 102, selection ofpre-positioned multimedia content to remove from the communicationdevice 102, and so on. For example, the machine learning component 402can determine an amount of interest the user has in the historicallyviewed content and/or the pre-positioned multimedia content, themonitored interactions of the user that indicate interest, ordisinterest, in one or more multimedia streams, adjustments to the typeof multimedia content that is pre-positioned on the communication device102, an amount of content that is pre-positioned, and so on.

The machine learning component 402 can utilize machine learning systemsthat have been explicitly or implicitly trained to learn, determine orinfer user interests, select multimedia content to pre-position on thecommunication device 102, respective viewing lengths of the multimediacontent that should be pre-positioned on the communication device 102,user input related to one or more recommendations, and modifications torecommendations based on the input and/or other monitored interactions.It is to be appreciated that machine learning systems can be implementedin one or more of the components to generate explicitly and/orimplicitly trained models that provide the selection of multimediacontent to pre-position, when to pre-position the content, and so on.The machine learning systems can learn systems, networks, etc., identifyinterests of the user, respective preferences of the user, and so on inorder to determine or infer one or more multimedia content streams thatshould be pre-positioned on the communication device 102 and recommendedto the user.

According to some implementations, the interface component 108 (orrespective interface components of the one or more computing devices aswell as other interface components discussed herein) can provide agraphical user interface (GUI), a command line interface, a speechinterface, Natural Language text interface, and the like. For example, aGraphical User Interface (GUI) can be rendered that provides a user witha region or means to load, import, select, read, and so forth, variousrequests and can include a region to present the results of the variousrequests. These regions can include known text and/or graphic regionsthat include dialogue boxes, static controls, drop-down-menus, listboxes, pop-up menus, as edit controls, combo boxes, radio buttons, checkboxes, push buttons, graphic boxes, and so on. In addition, utilities tofacilitate the information conveyance, such as vertical and/orhorizontal scroll bars for navigation and toolbar buttons to determinewhether a region will be viewable, can be employed. Thus, it might beinferred that the user did want the action performed.

The user can also interact with the regions to select and provideinformation through various devices such as a mouse, a roller ball, akeypad, a keyboard, a pen, gestures captured with a camera, a touchscreen, and/or voice activation, for example. According to an aspect, amechanism, such as a push button or the enter key on the keyboard, canbe employed subsequent to entering the information in order to initiateinformation conveyance. However, it is to be appreciated that thedisclosed aspects are not so limited. For example, merely highlighting acheck box can initiate information conveyance. In another example, acommand line interface can be employed. For example, the command lineinterface can prompt the user for information by providing a textmessage, producing an audio tone, or the like. The user can then providesuitable information, such as alphanumeric input corresponding to anoption provided in the interface prompt or an answer to a question posedin the prompt. It is to be appreciated that the command line interfacecan be employed in connection with a GUI and/or Application ProgramInterface (API). In addition, the command line interface can be employedin connection with hardware (e.g., video cards) and/or displays (e.g.,black and white, and Video Graphics Array (EGA)) with limited graphicsupport, and/or low bandwidth communication channels.

Methods that can be implemented in accordance with the disclosed subjectmatter, will be better appreciated with reference to the following flowcharts. While, for purposes of simplicity of explanation, the methodsare shown and described as a series of blocks, it is to be understoodand appreciated that the disclosed aspects are not limited by the numberor order of blocks, as some blocks can occur in different orders and/orat substantially the same time with other blocks from what is depictedand described herein. Moreover, not all illustrated blocks can berequired to implement the disclosed methods. It is to be appreciatedthat the functionality associated with the blocks can be implemented bysoftware, hardware, a combination thereof, or any other suitable means(e.g. device, system, process, component, and so forth). Additionally,it should be further appreciated that the disclosed methods are capableof being stored on an article of manufacture to facilitate transportingand transferring such methods to various devices. Those skilled in theart will understand and appreciate that the methods could alternativelybe represented as a series of interrelated states or events, such as ina state diagram.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example, non-limiting, method 500 forpre-positioning streaming content onto communication devices inaccordance with one or more embodiments described herein. Repetitivedescription of like elements employed in other embodiments describedherein is omitted for sake of brevity. The method 500 can be implementedby a network device of a wireless network, the network device comprisinga processor. Alternatively, or additionally, a machine-readable storagemedium can comprise executable instructions that, when executed by aprocessor, facilitate performance of operations for the method 500.

The method 500 begins at 502 with facilitating an identification of afirst multimedia content stream that satisfies a first usage parameterand a second multimedia content stream that satisfies a second usageparameter (e.g., via the recommendation component 118). The first usageparameter and the second usage parameter can be usage parametersdetermined to be associated with an identified entity of a communicationdevice.

In response to a determination that an available network satisfies adefined network criterion and a parameter of the communication devicesatisfies a defined parameter, at 504 the method 500 can facilitate apreloading of the first multimedia content stream and the secondmultimedia content stream at a data store of the communication device(e.g., via the network evaluation component 120 and/or the deviceparameters component 302).

In an example, the method can include receiving an acceptance of thefirst multimedia content stream based on a consumption of the firstmultimedia content stream at the communication device. In response to asecond determination that the available network satisfies the definednetwork criterion and the parameter of the communication devicesatisfies the defined parameter, the method can facilitate a secondpreloading of a third multimedia content stream at the data store of thecommunication device.

According to some implementations, the determination, at 504, can be afirst determination, the available network can be a first availablenetwork, and the preloading can be a first preloading. Further to theseimplementations, the method can comprise facilitating removal of thefirst multimedia content stream and the second multimedia content streamfrom the data store after a defined time interval. In response to asecond determination that a second available network satisfies thedefined network criterion and the parameter of the communication devicesatisfies the defined parameter, the method can facilitate a secondpreloading of a third multimedia content stream at the data store of thecommunication device. The third multimedia content stream can satisfy athird usage parameter determined to be associated with the identifiedentity of the communication device. Further, the third usage parametercan be different than the first usage parameter and the second usageparameter.

FIG. 6 illustrates an example, non-limiting, method 600 forpre-positioning streaming content based on one or more parameters ofcommunication devices in accordance with one or more embodimentsdescribed herein. Repetitive description of like elements employed inother embodiments described herein is omitted for sake of brevity. Themethod 600 can be implemented by a network device of a wireless network,the network device comprising a processor. Alternatively, oradditionally, a machine-readable storage medium can comprise executableinstructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performanceof operations for the method 600.

At 602, an identification of a first multimedia content stream thatsatisfies a first usage parameter and a second multimedia content streamthat satisfies a second usage parameter can be facilitated. For example,the one or more multimedia content streams can be associated withrelated content (e.g., different episodes of a program), differentcontent, or combinations thereof. Further, the usage parameters canrelate to multimedia content that a viewing entity (e.g., a defined oridentified entity associated with the communication device) hasindicated is preferred, historical viewing habits, recently receivedfeedback, and so on.

At 604, a determination can be made whether a parameter of thecommunication device satisfies a defined parameter. For example, thedefined parameter can be that a remaining battery power level of thecommunication device should be at or above a certain level (e.g., 70%,35%, and so on). In another example, the defined parameter can be that aremaining storage level of a data store of the communication deviceshould be above a threshold level, which can be expressed in variousmanners including, for example, an amount of data capacity used orremaining available.

If the determination is the parameter of the communication device doesnot satisfy the defined parameter (“NO”), the method 600 continues at606 and the preloading of the first multimedia content stream and thesecond multimedia content stream at the communication device isprohibited. For example, if the remaining battery power level of thecommunication device is below the defined battery power level, thepreloading can be prohibited. In another example, if the remainingstorage level of the data store of the communication device is below adefined storage level, the preloading can be prohibited.

However, if the determination is that the parameter of the communicationdevice does satisfy the defined parameter (“YES”), the method 600continues at 608 and a preloading of the first multimedia content streamand the second multimedia content stream at a data store of thecommunication device can be facilitated.

It is to be understood that the determination of whether the parametersatisfies the defined parameter, at 604, can be recursive. For example,the parameters can be reviewed for conformance continuously,periodically, at defined intervals, at variable intervals, or based onone or more parameters (e.g., new content is to be downloaded to thedevice, a location of the device has changed, and so forth).

FIG. 7 illustrates an example, non-limiting, method 700 forpre-positioning streaming content based on an available network being adefined network in accordance with one or more embodiments describedherein. Repetitive description of like elements employed in otherembodiments described herein is omitted for sake of brevity. The method700 can be implemented by a network device of a wireless network, thenetwork device comprising a processor. Alternatively, or additionally, amachine-readable storage medium can comprise executable instructionsthat, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operationsfor the method 700.

At 702, a notification of a defined network criterion can be received.The one or more network types can be networks identified by a viewingentity as networks for which usage is not a concern. In an example, thedefined network criterion can comprise an identified network that doesnot specify a bandwidth usage limitation.

A determination can be made, at 704, whether an available networksatisfies the defined network criterion. For example, the availablenetwork can be the network that is servicing the communication device.In another example, the defined network criterion can be an identifiednetwork that does not specify a bandwidth usage limitation.

If the determination is that the available network does not satisfy thedefined network criterion (“NO”), at 706, the preloading of the firstmultimedia content stream and the second multimedia content stream canbe prohibited. For example, when the communication device is beingserviced by a communications network that is not the network typeidentified as the defined network criterion, the preloading can bedisabled. Periodically, or based on other time parameters, anotherdetermination can be made whether an available network satisfies thedefined network criterion. For example, as the communication device ismoved, the communication device can come within range of a network thatsatisfies the defined network criterion.

If the determination is that the available network does satisfy thedefined network criterion (“YES”), at 708, the preloading of the firstmultimedia content stream and the second multimedia content stream canbe enabled. Therefore, preloading of the first multimedia content streamand the second multimedia content stream at a data store of thecommunication device can be facilitated.

It is to be understood that the determination of whether the parametersatisfies the defined parameter, at 704, can be recursive. For example,the parameters can be reviewed for conformance continuously,periodically, at defined intervals, at variable intervals, or based onone or more parameters (e.g., new content is to be downloaded to thedevice, a location of the device has changed, and so forth).

FIG. 8 illustrates an example, non-limiting, method 800 forpre-positioning streaming content comprising different viewing lengthsbased on preferences of a viewing entity in accordance with one or moreembodiments described herein. Repetitive description of like elementsemployed in other embodiments described herein is omitted for sake ofbrevity. The method 800 can be implemented by a network device of awireless network, the network device comprising a processor.Alternatively, or additionally, a machine-readable storage medium cancomprise executable instructions that, when executed by a processor,facilitate performance of operations for the method 800.

At 802, historical data that comprises respective viewing lengthsassociated with previously viewed multimedia content streams isevaluated. For example, a viewing entity associated with a communicationdevice can view various content for a defined amount of time (e.g.,seven minutes) and, thereafter, can change to a different content (e.g.,similar to changing channels on a television). Further, the viewinglength of different categories of content can be different. For example,a viewing length for content related to ice skating can be longer than aviewing length of content related to documentaries.

Based on the evaluation, at 804, a determination can be made that thefirst usage parameter comprises a first viewing length and the secondusage parameter comprises a second viewing length. Continuing the aboveexample, the viewing length can be associated with the respectivecategories of content.

At 806 the method can facilitate the preloading, at the communicationdevice, of a first portion of the first multimedia content stream and asecond portion of the second multimedia content stream. The firstportion can comprise the first viewing length and the second portion cancomprise the second viewing length. The first viewing length and thesecond viewing length can comprise respective time intervals that arelonger, by a defined interval, than a third viewing length associatedwith the previously viewed multimedia content streams. Continuing theabove example, if the ice skating content was viewed for an average ofnineteen minutes, the first viewing length can be twenty-two minutes.

Described herein are systems, methods, articles of manufacture, andother embodiments or implementations that can facilitate shared DMRSdesign in a 5G network. Facilitating shared DMRS design in a 5G networkcan be implemented in connection with any type of device with aconnection to the communications network (e.g., a mobile handset, acomputer, a handheld device, etc.) any Internet of things (IoT) device(e.g., toaster, coffee maker, blinds, music players, speakers, etc.),and/or any connected vehicles (cars, airplanes, space rockets, and/orother at least partially automated vehicles (e.g., drones)). In someembodiments, the non-limiting term User Equipment (UE) is used. It canrefer to any type of wireless device that communicates with a radionetwork node in a cellular or mobile communication system. Examples ofUE are target device, device to device (D2D) UE, machine type UE or UEcapable of machine to machine (M2M) communication, PDA, Tablet, mobileterminals, smart phone, Laptop Embedded Equipped (LEE), laptop mountedequipment (LME), USB dongles etc. Note that the terms element, elementsand antenna ports can be interchangeably used but carry the same meaningin this disclosure. The embodiments are applicable to single carrier aswell as to Multi-Carrier (MC) or Carrier Aggregation (CA) operation ofthe UE. The term Carrier Aggregation (CA) is also called (e.g.,interchangeably called) “multi-carrier system,” “multi-cell operation,”“multi-carrier operation,” “multi-carrier” transmission and/orreception.

In some embodiments, the non-limiting term radio network node or simplynetwork node is used. It can refer to any type of network node thatserves one or more UEs and/or that is coupled to other network nodes ornetwork elements or any radio node from where the one or more UEsreceive a signal. Examples of radio network nodes are Node B, BaseStation (BS), Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) node such as MSR BS, eNode B,network controller, Radio Network Controller (RNC), Base StationController (BSC), relay, donor node controlling relay, Base TransceiverStation (BTS), Access Point (AP), transmission points, transmissionnodes, RRU, RRH, nodes in Distributed Antenna System (DAS) etc.

Cloud Radio Access Networks (RAN) can enable the implementation ofconcepts such as Software-Defined Network (SDN) and Network FunctionVirtualization (NFV) in 5G networks. This disclosure can facilitate ageneric channel state information framework design for a 5G network.Certain embodiments of this disclosure can comprise an SDN controllerthat can control routing of traffic within the network and between thenetwork and traffic destinations. The SDN controller can be merged withthe 5G network architecture to enable service deliveries via openApplication Programming Interfaces (APIs) and move the network coretowards an all Internet Protocol (IP), cloud based, and software driventelecommunications network. The SDN controller can work with, or takethe place of Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) network elementsso that policies such as quality of service and traffic management androuting can be synchronized and managed end to end.

To meet the huge demand for data centric applications, 4G standards canbe applied to 5G, also called New Radio (NR) access. 5G networks cancomprise the following: data rates of several tens of megabits persecond supported for tens of thousands of users; 1 gigabit per secondcan be offered simultaneously (or concurrently) to tens of workers onthe same office floor; several hundreds of thousands of simultaneous (orconcurrent) connections can be supported for massive sensor deployments;spectral efficiency can be enhanced compared to 4G; improved coverage;enhanced signaling efficiency; and reduced latency compared to LTE. Inmulticarrier system such as Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing(OFDM), each subcarrier can occupy bandwidth (e.g., subcarrier spacing).If the carriers use the same bandwidth spacing, then it can beconsidered a single numerology. However, if the carriers occupydifferent bandwidth and/or spacing, then it can be considered a multiplenumerology.

Referring now to FIG. 9, illustrated is an example block diagram of anexample mobile handset 900 operable to engage in a system architecturethat facilitates wireless communications according to one or moreembodiments described herein. Although a mobile handset is illustratedherein, it will be understood that other devices can be a mobile device,and that the mobile handset is merely illustrated to provide context forthe embodiments of the various embodiments described herein. Thefollowing discussion is intended to provide a brief, general descriptionof an example of a suitable environment in which the various embodimentscan be implemented. While the description includes a general context ofcomputer-executable instructions embodied on a machine-readable storagemedium, those skilled in the art will recognize that the innovation alsocan be implemented in combination with other program modules and/or as acombination of hardware and software.

Generally, applications (e.g., program modules) can include routines,programs, components, data structures, etc., that perform particulartasks or implement particular abstract data types. Moreover, thoseskilled in the art will appreciate that the methods described herein canbe practiced with other system configurations, includingsingle-processor or multiprocessor systems, minicomputers, mainframecomputers, as well as personal computers, hand-held computing devices,microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, and the like,each of which can be operatively coupled to one or more associateddevices.

A computing device can typically include a variety of machine-readablemedia. Machine-readable media can be any available media that can beaccessed by the computer and includes both volatile and non-volatilemedia, removable and non-removable media. By way of example and notlimitation, computer-readable media can comprise computer storage mediaand communication media. Computer storage media can include volatileand/or non-volatile media, removable and/or non-removable mediaimplemented in any method or technology for storage of information, suchas computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, orother data. Computer storage media can include, but is not limited to,RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD ROM,digital video disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magneticcassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magneticstorage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store thedesired information and which can be accessed by the computer.

Communication media typically embodies computer-readable instructions,data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated datasignal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism, and includesany information delivery media. The term “modulated data signal” means asignal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed insuch a manner as to encode information in the signal. By way of example,and not limitation, communication media includes wired media such as awired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such asacoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media. Combinations of the anyof the above should also be included within the scope ofcomputer-readable media.

The handset includes a processor 902 for controlling and processing allonboard operations and functions. A memory 904 interfaces to theprocessor 902 for storage of data and one or more applications 906(e.g., a video player software, user feedback component software, etc.).Other applications can include voice recognition of predetermined voicecommands that facilitate initiation of the user feedback signals. Theapplications 906 can be stored in the memory 904 and/or in a firmware908, and executed by the processor 902 from either or both the memory904 or/and the firmware 908. The firmware 908 can also store startupcode for execution in initializing the handset 900. A communicationscomponent 910 interfaces to the processor 902 to facilitatewired/wireless communication with external systems, e.g., cellularnetworks, VoIP networks, and so on. Here, the communications component910 can also include a suitable cellular transceiver 911 (e.g., a GSMtransceiver) and/or an unlicensed transceiver 913 (e.g., Wi-Fi, WiMax)for corresponding signal communications. The handset 900 can be a devicesuch as a cellular telephone, a PDA with mobile communicationscapabilities, and messaging-centric devices. The communicationscomponent 910 also facilitates communications reception from terrestrialradio networks (e.g., broadcast), digital satellite radio networks, andInternet-based radio services networks.

The handset 900 includes a display 912 for displaying text, images,video, telephony functions (e.g., a Caller ID function), setupfunctions, and for user input. For example, the display 912 can also bereferred to as a “screen” that can accommodate the presentation ofmultimedia content (e.g., music metadata, messages, wallpaper, graphics,etc.). The display 912 can also display videos and can facilitate thegeneration, editing and sharing of video quotes. A serial I/O interface914 is provided in communication with the processor 902 to facilitatewired and/or wireless serial communications (e.g., USB, and/or IEEE1394) through a hardwire connection, and other serial input devices(e.g., a keyboard, keypad, and mouse). This supports updating andtroubleshooting the handset 900, for example. Audio capabilities areprovided with an audio I/O component 916, which can include a speakerfor the output of audio signals related to, for example, indication thatthe user pressed the proper key or key combination to initiate the userfeedback signal. The audio I/O component 916 also facilitates the inputof audio signals through a microphone to record data and/or telephonyvoice data, and for inputting voice signals for telephone conversations.

The handset 900 can include a slot interface 918 for accommodating a SIC(Subscriber Identity Component) in the form factor of a card SubscriberIdentity Module (SIM) or universal SIM 920, and interfacing the SIM card920 with the processor 902. However, it is to be appreciated that theSIM card 920 can be manufactured into the handset 900, and updated bydownloading data and software.

The handset 900 can process IP data traffic through the communicationscomponent 910 to accommodate IP traffic from an IP network such as, forexample, the Internet, a corporate intranet, a home network, a personarea network, etc., through an ISP or broadband cable provider. Thus,VoIP traffic can be utilized by the handset 900 and IP-based multimediacontent can be received in either an encoded or decoded format.

A video processing component 922 (e.g., a camera) can be provided fordecoding encoded multimedia content. The video processing component 922can aid in facilitating the generation, editing, and sharing of videoquotes. The handset 900 also includes a power source 924 in the form ofbatteries and/or an AC power subsystem, which power source 924 caninterface to an external power system or charging equipment (not shown)by a power 110 component 926.

The handset 900 can also include a video component 930 for processingvideo content received and, for recording and transmitting videocontent. For example, the video component 930 can facilitate thegeneration, editing and sharing of video quotes. A location trackingcomponent 932 facilitates geographically locating the handset 900. Asdescribed hereinabove, this can occur when the user initiates thefeedback signal automatically or manually. A user input component 934facilitates the user initiating the quality feedback signal. The userinput component 934 can also facilitate the generation, editing andsharing of video quotes. The user input component 934 can include suchconventional input device technologies such as a keypad, keyboard,mouse, stylus pen, and/or touchscreen, for example.

Referring again to the applications 906, a hysteresis component 936facilitates the analysis and processing of hysteresis data, which isutilized to determine when to associate with the access point. Asoftware trigger component 938 can be provided that facilitatestriggering of the hysteresis component 936 when the Wi-Fi transceiver913 detects the beacon of the access point. A SIP client 940 enables thehandset 900 to support SIP protocols and register the subscriber withthe SIP registrar server. The applications 906 can also include a client942 that provides at least the capability of discovery, play and storeof multimedia content, for example, music.

The handset 900, as indicated above related to the communicationscomponent 910, includes an indoor network radio transceiver 913 (e.g.,Wi-Fi transceiver). This function supports the indoor radio link, suchas IEEE 802.11, for the dual-mode GSM handset 900. The handset 900 canaccommodate at least satellite radio services through a handset that cancombine wireless voice and digital radio chipsets into a single handhelddevice.

Referring now to FIG. 10, illustrated is an example block diagram of anexample computer 1000 operable to engage in a system architecture thatfacilitates wireless communications according to one or more embodimentsdescribed herein. The computer 1000 can provide networking andcommunication capabilities between a wired or wireless communicationnetwork and a server (e.g., Microsoft server) and/or communicationdevice. In order to provide additional context for various aspectsthereof, FIG. 10 and the following discussion are intended to provide abrief, general description of a suitable computing environment in whichthe various aspects of the innovation can be implemented to facilitatethe establishment of a transaction between an entity and a third party.While the description above is in the general context ofcomputer-executable instructions that can run on one or more computers,those skilled in the art will recognize that the innovation also can beimplemented in combination with other program modules and/or as acombination of hardware and software.

Generally, program modules include routines, programs, components, datastructures, etc., that perform particular tasks or implement particularabstract data types. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciatethat the various methods can be practiced with other computer systemconfigurations, including single-processor or multiprocessor computersystems, minicomputers, mainframe computers, as well as personalcomputers, hand-held computing devices, microprocessor-based orprogrammable consumer electronics, and the like, each of which can beoperatively coupled to one or more associated devices.

The illustrated aspects of the innovation can also be practiced indistributed computing environments where certain tasks are performed byremote processing devices that are linked through a communicationsnetwork. In a distributed computing environment, program modules can belocated in both local and remote memory storage devices.

Computing devices typically include a variety of media, which caninclude computer-readable storage media or communications media, whichtwo terms are used herein differently from one another as follows.

Computer-readable storage media can be any available storage media thatcan be accessed by the computer and includes both volatile andnonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example,and not limitation, computer-readable storage media can be implementedin connection with any method or technology for storage of informationsuch as computer-readable instructions, program modules, structureddata, or unstructured data. Computer-readable storage media can include,but are not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memorytechnology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disk (DVD) or other optical diskstorage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage orother magnetic storage devices, or other tangible and/or non-transitorymedia which can be used to store desired information. Computer-readablestorage media can be accessed by one or more local or remote computingdevices, e.g., via access requests, queries or other data retrievalprotocols, for a variety of operations with respect to the informationstored by the medium.

Communications media can embody computer-readable instructions, datastructures, program modules or other structured or unstructured data ina data signal such as a modulated data signal, e.g., a carrier wave orother transport mechanism, and includes any information delivery ortransport media. The term “modulated data signal” or signals refers to asignal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed insuch a manner as to encode information in one or more signals. By way ofexample, and not limitation, communication media include wired media,such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless mediasuch as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media.

With reference to FIG. 10, implementing various aspects described hereinwith regards to the end-user device can include a computer 1000, thecomputer 1000 including a processing unit 1004, a system memory 1006 anda system bus 1008. The system bus 1008 couples system componentsincluding, but not limited to, the system memory 1006 to the processingunit 1004. The processing unit 1004 can be any of various commerciallyavailable processors. Dual microprocessors and other multi-processorarchitectures can also be employed as the processing unit 1004.

The system bus 1008 can be any of several types of bus structure thatcan further interconnect to a memory bus (with or without a memorycontroller), a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety ofcommercially available bus architectures. The system memory 1006includes read-only memory (ROM) 1027 and random access memory (RAM)1012. A basic input/output system (BIOS) is stored in a non-volatilememory 1027 such as ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, which BIOS contains the basicroutines that help to transfer information between elements within thecomputer 1000, such as during start-up. The RAM 1012 can also include ahigh-speed RAM such as static RAM for caching data.

The computer 1000 further includes an internal hard disk drive (HDD)1014 (e.g., EIDE, SATA), which internal hard disk drive 1014 can also beconfigured for external use in a suitable chassis (not shown), amagnetic floppy disk drive (FDD) 1016, (e.g., to read from or write to aremovable diskette 1018) and an optical disk drive 1020, (e.g., readinga CD-ROM disk 1022 or, to read from or write to other high capacityoptical media such as the DVD). The hard disk drive 1014, magnetic diskdrive 1016 and optical disk drive 1020 can be connected to the systembus 1008 by a hard disk drive interface 1024, a magnetic disk driveinterface 1026 and an optical drive interface 1028, respectively. Theinterface 1024 for external drive implementations includes at least oneor both of Universal Serial Bus (USB) and IEEE 1394 interfacetechnologies. Other external drive connection technologies are withincontemplation of the subject innovation.

The drives and their associated computer-readable media providenonvolatile storage of data, data structures, computer-executableinstructions, and so forth. For the computer 1000 the drives and mediaaccommodate the storage of any data in a suitable digital format.Although the description of computer-readable media above refers to aHDD, a removable magnetic diskette, and a removable optical media suchas a CD or DVD, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the artthat other types of media which are readable by a computer 1000, such aszip drives, magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, cartridges, and thelike, can also be used in the exemplary operating environment, andfurther, that any such media can contain computer-executableinstructions for performing the methods of the disclosed innovation.

A number of program modules can be stored in the drives and RAM 1012,including an operating system 1030, one or more application programs1032, other program modules 1034 and program data 1036. All or portionsof the operating system, applications, modules, and/or data can also becached in the RAM 1012. It is to be appreciated that the innovation canbe implemented with various commercially available operating systems orcombinations of operating systems.

A user can enter commands and information into the computer 1000 throughone or more wired/wireless input devices, e.g., a keyboard 1038 and apointing device, such as a mouse 1040. Other input devices (not shown)can include a microphone, an IR remote control, a joystick, a game pad,a stylus pen, touchscreen, or the like. These and other input devicesare often connected to the processing unit 1004 through an input deviceinterface 1042 that is coupled to the system bus 1008, but can beconnected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, an IEEE 1394serial port, a game port, a USB port, an IR interface, etc.

A monitor 1044 or other type of display device is also connected to thesystem bus 1008 through an interface, such as a video adapter 1046. Inaddition to the monitor 1044, a computer 1000 typically includes otherperipheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers, printers, etc.

The computer 1000 can operate in a networked environment using logicalconnections by wired and/or wireless communications to one or moreremote computers, such as a remote computer(s) 1048. The remotecomputer(s) 1048 can be a workstation, a server computer, a router, apersonal computer, portable computer, microprocessor-based entertainmentdevice, a peer device or other common network node, and typicallyincludes many or all of the elements described relative to the computer,although, for purposes of brevity, only a memory/storage device 1050 isillustrated. The logical connections depicted include wired/wirelessconnectivity to a local area network (LAN) 1052 and/or larger networks,e.g., a wide area network (WAN) 1054. Such LAN and WAN networkingenvironments are commonplace in offices and companies, and facilitateenterprise-wide computer networks, such as intranets, all of which canconnect to a global communications network, e.g., the Internet.

When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 1000 isconnected to the local network 1052 through a wired and/or wirelesscommunication network interface or adapter 1056. The adapter 1056 canfacilitate wired or wireless communication to the LAN 1052, which canalso include a wireless access point disposed thereon for communicatingwith the wireless adapter 1056.

When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 1000 can includea modem 1058, or is connected to a communications server on the WAN1054, or has other means for establishing communications over the WAN1054, such as by way of the Internet. The modem 1058, which can beinternal or external and a wired or wireless device, is connected to thesystem bus 1008 through the input device interface 1042. In a networkedenvironment, program modules depicted relative to the computer, orportions thereof, can be stored in the remote memory/storage device1050. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown areexemplary and other means of establishing a communications link betweenthe computers can be used.

The computer is operable to communicate with any wireless devices orentities operatively disposed in wireless communication, e.g., aprinter, scanner, desktop and/or portable computer, portable dataassistant, communications satellite, any piece of equipment or locationassociated with a wirelessly detectable tag (e.g., a kiosk, news stand,restroom), and telephone. This includes at least Wi-Fi and Bluetooth™wireless technologies. Thus, the communication can be a predefinedstructure as with a conventional network or simply an ad hoccommunication between at least two devices.

Wi-Fi, or Wireless Fidelity, allows connection to the Internet from acouch at home, in a hotel room, or a conference room at work, withoutwires. Wi-Fi is a wireless technology similar to that used in a cellphone that enables such devices, e.g., computers, to send and receivedata indoors and out; anywhere within the range of a base station. Wi-Finetworks use radio technologies called IEEE 802.11 (a, b, g, etc.) toprovide secure, reliable, fast wireless connectivity. A Wi-Fi networkcan be used to connect computers to each other, to the Internet, and towired networks (which use IEEE 802.3 or Ethernet). Wi-Fi networksoperate in the unlicensed 2.4 and 5 GHz radio bands, at an 9 Mbps(802.11a) or 54 Mbps (802.11b) data rate, for example, or with productsthat contain both bands (dual band), so the networks can providereal-world performance similar to the basic 10 BaseT wired Ethernetnetworks used in many offices.

An aspect of 5G, which differentiates from previous 4G systems, is theuse of NR. NR architecture can be designed to support multipledeployment cases for independent configuration of resources used forRACH procedures. Since the NR can provide additional services than thoseprovided by LTE, efficiencies can be generated by leveraging the prosand cons of LTE and NR to facilitate the interplay between LTE and NR,as discussed herein.

Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment,” or “anembodiment,” means that a particular feature, structure, orcharacteristic described in connection with the embodiment is includedin at least one embodiment. Thus, the appearances of the phrase “in oneembodiment,” “in one aspect,” or “in an embodiment,” in various placesthroughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to thesame embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, orcharacteristics can be combined in any suitable manner in one or moreembodiments.

As used in this disclosure, in some embodiments, the terms “component,”“system,” “interface,” and the like are intended to refer to, orcomprise, a computer-related entity or an entity related to anoperational apparatus with one or more specific functionalities, whereinthe entity can be either hardware, a combination of hardware andsoftware, software, or software in execution, and/or firmware. As anexample, a component can be, but is not limited to being, a processrunning on a processor, a processor, an object, an executable, a threadof execution, computer-executable instructions, a program, and/or acomputer. By way of illustration and not limitation, both an applicationrunning on a server and the server can be a component.

One or more components can reside within a process and/or thread ofexecution and a component can be localized on one computer and/ordistributed between two or more computers. In addition, these componentscan execute from various computer readable media having various datastructures stored thereon. The components can communicate via localand/or remote processes such as in accordance with a signal having oneor more data packets (e.g., data from one component interacting withanother component in a local system, distributed system, and/or across anetwork such as the Internet with other systems via the signal). Asanother example, a component can be an apparatus with specificfunctionality provided by mechanical parts operated by electric orelectronic circuitry, which is operated by a software application orfirmware application executed by one or more processors, wherein theprocessor can be internal or external to the apparatus and can executeat least a part of the software or firmware application. As yet anotherexample, a component can be an apparatus that provides specificfunctionality through electronic components without mechanical parts,the electronic components can comprise a processor therein to executesoftware or firmware that confer(s) at least in part the functionalityof the electronic components. In an aspect, a component can emulate anelectronic component via a virtual machine, e.g., within a cloudcomputing system. While various components have been illustrated asseparate components, it will be appreciated that multiple components canbe implemented as a single component, or a single component can beimplemented as multiple components, without departing from exampleembodiments.

In addition, the words “example” and “exemplary” are used herein to meanserving as an instance or illustration. Any embodiment or designdescribed herein as “example” or “exemplary” is not necessarily to beconstrued as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments ordesigns. Rather, use of the word example or exemplary is intended topresent concepts in a concrete fashion. As used in this application, theterm “or” is intended to mean an inclusive “or” rather than an exclusive“or.” That is, unless specified otherwise or clear from context, “Xemploys A or B” is intended to mean any of the natural inclusivepermutations. That is, if X employs A; X employs B; or X employs both Aand B, then “X employs A or B” is satisfied under any of the foregoinginstances. In addition, the articles “a” and “an” as used in thisapplication and the appended claims should generally be construed tomean “one or more” unless specified otherwise or clear from context tobe directed to a singular form.

Moreover, terms such as “mobile device equipment,” “mobile station,”“mobile,” subscriber station,” “access terminal,” “terminal,” “handset,”“communication device,” “mobile device” (and/or terms representingsimilar terminology) can refer to a wireless device utilized by asubscriber or mobile device of a wireless communication service toreceive or convey data, control, voice, video, sound, gaming orsubstantially any data-stream or signaling-stream. The foregoing termsare utilized interchangeably herein and with reference to the relateddrawings. Likewise, the terms “access point (AP),” “Base Station (BS),”BS transceiver, BS device, cell site, cell site device, “Node B (NB),”“evolved Node B (eNode B),” “home Node B (HNB)” and the like, areutilized interchangeably in the application, and refer to a wirelessnetwork component or appliance that transmits and/or receives data,control, voice, video, sound, gaming or substantially any data-stream orsignaling-stream from one or more subscriber stations. Data andsignaling streams can be packetized or frame-based flows.

Furthermore, the terms “device,” “communication device,” “mobiledevice,” “subscriber,” “customer entity,” “consumer,” “customer entity,”“entity” and the like are employed interchangeably throughout, unlesscontext warrants particular distinctions among the terms. It should beappreciated that such terms can refer to human entities or automatedcomponents supported through artificial intelligence (e.g., a capacityto make inference based on complex mathematical formalisms), which canprovide simulated vision, sound recognition and so forth.

Embodiments described herein can be exploited in substantially anywireless communication technology, comprising, but not limited to,wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), global system for mobile communications(GSM), universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS), worldwideinteroperability for microwave access (WiMAX), enhanced general packetradio service (enhanced GPRS), third generation partnership project(3GPP) long term evolution (LTE), third generation partnership project 2(3GPP2) ultra mobile broadband (UMB), high speed packet access (HSPA),Z-Wave, Zigbee and other 802.XX wireless technologies and/or legacytelecommunication technologies.

The various aspects described herein can relate to New Radio (NR), whichcan be deployed as a standalone radio access technology or as anon-standalone radio access technology assisted by another radio accesstechnology, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE), for example. It should benoted that although various aspects and embodiments have been describedherein in the context of 5G, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System(UMTS), and/or Long Term Evolution (LTE), or other next generationnetworks, the disclosed aspects are not limited to 5G, a UMTSimplementation, and/or an LTE implementation as the techniques can alsobe applied in 3G, 4G, or LTE systems. For example, aspects or featuresof the disclosed embodiments can be exploited in substantially anywireless communication technology. Such wireless communicationtechnologies can include UMTS, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA),Wi-Fi, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), GeneralPacket Radio Service (GPRS), Enhanced GPRS, Third Generation PartnershipProject (3GPP), LTE, Third Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2)Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), High Speed Packet Access (HSPA), EvolvedHigh Speed Packet Access (HSPA+), High-Speed Downlink Packet Access(HSDPA), High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Zigbee, or anotherIEEE 802.XX technology. Additionally, substantially all aspectsdisclosed herein can be exploited in legacy telecommunicationtechnologies.

As used herein, “5G” can also be referred to as NR access. Accordingly,systems, methods, and/or machine-readable storage media for facilitatinglink adaptation of downlink control channel for 5G systems are desired.As used herein, one or more aspects of a 5G network can comprise, but isnot limited to, data rates of several tens of megabits per second (Mbps)supported for tens of thousands of users; at least one gigabit persecond (Gbps) to be offered simultaneously to tens of users (e.g., tensof workers on the same office floor); several hundreds of thousands ofsimultaneous connections supported for massive sensor deployments;spectral efficiency significantly enhanced compared to 4G; improvementin coverage relative to 4G; signaling efficiency enhanced compared to4G; and/or latency significantly reduced compared to LTE.

Systems, methods and/or machine-readable storage media for facilitatinga two-stage downlink control channel for 5G systems are provided herein.Legacy wireless systems such as LTE, Long-Term Evolution Advanced(LTE-A), High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) etc. use fixed modulationformat for downlink control channels. Fixed modulation format impliesthat the downlink control channel format is always encoded with a singletype of modulation (e.g., quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK)) and hasa fixed code rate. Moreover, the forward error correction (FEC) encoderuses a single, fixed mother code rate of ⅓ with rate matching. Thisdesign does not take into the account channel statistics. For example,if the channel from the BS device to the mobile device is very good, thecontrol channel cannot use this information to adjust the modulation,code rate, thereby unnecessarily allocating power on the controlchannel. Similarly, if the channel from the BS to the mobile device ispoor, then there is a probability that the mobile device might not ableto decode the information received with only the fixed modulation andcode rate. As used herein, the term “infer” or “inference” refersgenerally to the process of reasoning about, or inferring states of, thesystem, environment, user, and/or intent from a set of observations ascaptured via events and/or data. Captured data and events can includeuser data, device data, environment data, data from sensors, sensordata, application data, implicit data, explicit data, etc. Inference canbe employed to identify a specific context or action, or can generate aprobability distribution over states of interest based on aconsideration of data and events, for example.

Inference can also refer to techniques employed for composinghigher-level events from a set of events and/or data. Such inferenceresults in the construction of new events or actions from a set ofobserved events and/or stored event data, whether the events arecorrelated in close temporal proximity, and whether the events and datacome from one or several event and data sources. Various classificationschemes and/or systems (e.g., support vector machines, neural networks,expert systems, Bayesian belief networks, fuzzy logic, and data fusionengines) can be employed in connection with performing automatic and/orinferred action in connection with the disclosed subject matter.

In addition, the various embodiments can be implemented as a method,apparatus, or article of manufacture using standard programming and/orengineering techniques to produce software, firmware, hardware, or anycombination thereof to control a computer to implement the disclosedsubject matter. The term “article of manufacture” as used herein isintended to encompass a computer program accessible from anycomputer-readable device, machine-readable device, computer-readablecarrier, computer-readable media, machine-readable media,computer-readable (or machine-readable) storage/communication media. Forexample, computer-readable media can comprise, but are not limited to, amagnetic storage device, e.g., hard disk; floppy disk; magneticstrip(s); an optical disk (e.g., compact disk (CD), a digital video disc(DVD), a Blu-ray Disc™ (BD)); a smart card; a flash memory device (e.g.,card, stick, key drive); and/or a virtual device that emulates a storagedevice and/or any of the above computer-readable media. Of course, thoseskilled in the art will recognize many modifications can be made to thisconfiguration without departing from the scope or spirit of the variousembodiments

The above description of illustrated embodiments of the subjectdisclosure, including what is described in the Abstract, is not intendedto be exhaustive or to limit the disclosed embodiments to the preciseforms disclosed. While specific embodiments and examples are describedherein for illustrative purposes, various modifications are possiblethat are considered within the scope of such embodiments and examples,as those skilled in the relevant art can recognize.

In this regard, while the subject matter has been described herein inconnection with various embodiments and corresponding figures, whereapplicable, it is to be understood that other similar embodiments can beused or modifications and additions can be made to the describedembodiments for performing the same, similar, alternative, or substitutefunction of the disclosed subject matter without deviating therefrom.Therefore, the disclosed subject matter should not be limited to anysingle embodiment described herein, but rather should be construed inbreadth and scope in accordance with the appended claims below.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method, comprising: facilitating, by network equipment comprising a processor, a first identification of a first multimedia content stream and a second identification of a second multimedia content stream; and based on an amount of battery life remaining at a user equipment being determined to satisfy a defined parameter, facilitating, by the network equipment, a preloading of the first multimedia content stream and the second multimedia content stream at a data store of the user equipment.
 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, based on the amount of battery life remaining at the user equipment failing to satisfy the defined parameter, prohibiting, by the network equipment, the preloading of the first multimedia content stream and the second multimedia content stream at the data store.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the facilitating comprises: facilitating the first identification of the first multimedia content stream based on the first multimedia content stream satisfying a first usage parameter; and facilitating the second identification of the second multimedia content stream based on the second multimedia content stream satisfying a second usage parameter.
 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first usage parameter and the second usage parameter are based on a preference of a viewing entity associated with the user equipment.
 5. The method of claim 3, wherein the first usage parameter and the second usage parameter are based on historical viewing habits of a viewing entity associated with the user equipment.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first multimedia content stream and the second multimedia content stream comprise respective indications of release date unlocking, and wherein the first multimedia content stream and the second multimedia content stream are not available for viewing at the user equipment until a release date associated with the respective indications of release date unlocking.
 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising: based on an indication received from the user equipment that the first multimedia content stream is not of interest to a defined entity associated with the user equipment, removing, by the network equipment, the first multimedia content stream from the data store.
 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the removing comprises discontinuing recommendations of multimedia content streams associated with a usage preference utilized for the first identification of the first multimedia content stream.
 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising: in response to a determination that the first multimedia content stream and the second multimedia content stream were not consumed during a defined time interval, removing the first multimedia content stream and the second multimedia content stream from the data store.
 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the network equipment is configured to operate according to a new radio communication protocol.
 11. A system, comprising: a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: identifying a first streaming content based on a first usage preference of a user equipment and a second streaming content based on a second usage preference of the user equipment; evaluating a remaining battery power level of a battery of the user equipment; and based on the remaining battery power level satisfying a defined power level, preloading the first streaming content and the second streaming content at a data store of the user equipment.
 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise: based on the remaining battery power level failing to satisfy the defined power level, prohibiting the preloading the first streaming content and the second streaming content at the data store of the user equipment.
 13. The system of claim 11, wherein the defined power level is a percentage of a total power level capacity of the battery.
 14. The system of claim 11, wherein the identifying comprises: identifying the first streaming content based on a first usage parameter; and identifying the second streaming content based on a second usage parameter.
 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the first usage parameter and the second usage parameter are based on historical viewing habits of an entity associated with the user equipment.
 16. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise: in response to a determination that the first streaming content and the second streaming content were not consumed during a defined time interval, removing the first streaming content and the second streaming content from the data store.
 17. The system of claim 11, wherein the user equipment is configured to operate according to a new radio communication protocol.
 18. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: comparing a remaining battery power capacity level of a user equipment to a defined power capacity level; and based on the remaining battery power capacity level being determined to be at or more than the defined power capacity level, pre-positioning at least a first portion of a first multimedia content stream and at least a second portion of a second multimedia content stream at a data store of the user equipment.
 19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise: based on the remaining battery power capacity level being determined to be less than the defined power capacity level, suspending the pre-positioning of at least the first portion of the first multimedia content stream and at least the second portion of the second multimedia content stream at the data store.
 20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise: selecting the first multimedia content stream and the second multimedia content stream for the pre-positioning at the data store based on a user defined preference. 